Vermeer Studies: The Art of Painting

On view at WSG Gallery right now is an "authentic" 17th century Vermeer-o-Mat.
When you come to the gallery, you can purchase a limited edition exhibit catalog, hand-made by the artist, Alvey Jones. This catalog is inside the Vermeer-o-Mat and what fun it is to pull the handle and have your exhibit catalog drop down in this early vending machine!
Alvey put a lot of time into the design and production, not only of the catalogs, but of this wonderful Vermeer-o-Mat.

Alvey Jones at WSG Gallery

What a Treat! Alvey Jones' much awaited show opens this Friday, September 10 from 7 - 10 pm. There will also be a free wine-tasting provided by Vinology at the reception.

Alvey undertook a year-long study of Vermeer paintings, reproducing this Dutch master's paintings to learn as much as possible, and came up with a cool concept for his show of painting contemporary women, in daily attire in their natural settings in a similar position with as similar a lighting situation to Vermeer's as possible. As I lit the show today, it was hard to keep my eyes on my job and off of Alvey's work!

Review of Michelle Hegyi's show at WSG

http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/wsg-gallery-michelle-hegyi/

Check out the link above for the review of "Do You Remember the Shape of the Trees", Michelle Hegyi's current show at WSG Gallery.

Look Between the Rain, No. 9
2/10
beeswax, acrylic and pigment ink on Japanese paper
edition of 10
image size 24"h x 24"w, floated with magnets on museum board, framed in pickled white wood frame
frame size 26-7/8"h x 26-7/8"w x 1-1/4"d
© 2010 by Michelle A. Hegyi



"Many of the pieces in my show combine digital painting with real paint strokes, collaged in translucent layers using pigment ink, beeswax, and acrylic on Japanese Unryu paper. They reference the disappearance of memory using translucency, trees, leaves, geometric abstraction, and architectural elements."
-- Michelle A. Hegyi

Do You Remember the Shape of the Trees..., No. 6 1/10 beeswax, acrylic and pigment ink on Japanese paper edition of 10 image size 34"h x 24-5/8"w, floated with magnets on plexiglas strip © 2010 by Michelle A. Hegyi

Celebrating the Opening of Michelle Hegyi's Show

Michelle Hegyi's exhibit at WSG Gallery was celebrated Friday, August 6 on a lovely evening in Ann Arbor. Her show is up through Labor Day weekend. "Do You Remember the Shape of the Trees..." is a show of her new body of work. Gorgeous blues, greens, yellows capture elements of nature - trees, rain, sky, leaves - and are presented to the viewer in Michelle's continuously evolving innovative methods and materials.

WSG artist teaches at Traverse City this week

If you happen to be out in the Leelenau Peninsula area or somewhere around Traverse City and the bay area of Traverse this week, you may see some enthusiastic landscape painters led by our own talented landscape painter Nora Venturelli. She teaches an intensive landscape painting class for Eastern Michigan University each summer Up North. Look for some of her gorgeous northern Michigan work at the gallery when she returns!

Check out the blog the students created: http://landscapewithnora.blogspot.com/

WSG artist and friend exhibit at Brighton District Library

WSG Gallery artist Alvey Jones and painter Gail Sanchirico host an opening reception for their exhibit at Brighton District Library on Sunday, August 1, 2 - 4pm. The show runs through September 8. Alvey will have over 50 books on display! Stop by, say hi and see some cool work!